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Four monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were generated by immunizing BALB/C mice with recombinant nucleocapsid protein (N) of Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus (HeV) expressed in E. coli. Two mAbs each were obtained for the HeV N and NiV N, respectively. All four mAbs displayed specific reactivity with the recombinant N proteins of both viruses by western blot, which was further confirmed by immunofluorescent antibody assay using fixed insect cells infected with recombinant baculoviruses expressing either the HeV or NiV N protein. Epitope mapping using a 12-mer random peptide phage display library revealed two linear antigenic sites of the henipavirus N proteins, KLxR (aa 17–20) and FKREM (aa 446–450), which have not been reported previously. Two of the mAbs were able to specifically recognize HeV antigens by immunohistochemical staining of lung tissue sections of a horse experimentally infected with HeV. These reagents will be a useful addition to the collection of tools essential for further research and improvement in diagnosis of henipaviruses.
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Correspondence: Changchun Tu, Institute of Veterinary Sciences, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, 1068 Qinglong Road, Changchun 130062, China
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Xiao, C., Liu, Y., Jiang, Y. et al. Monoclonal antibodies against the nucleocapsid proteins of henipaviruses: production, epitope mapping and application in immunohistochemistry. Arch Virol 153, 273–281 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-007-1079-x
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